1.doctor作“博士”解时,表示大学里的最高学位。
2.doctor作“医生”解时,指有行医资格并从事医疗工作的人。说“去看病”用see〔consult〕 a doctor,“请医生”用send for〔call in, get, fetch〕 a doctor。
3.doctor偶尔也可置于名词前作定语。
4.doctor略作Dr.。
5.doctor也可用于称呼。

what the doctor ordered
需要〔合适〕的东西 exactly what is required
That meal was just what the doctor ordered,I hadn't eaten a thing all day.那顿饭菜正合我的需要,我已一整天没吃东西了。

He would not dream of becoming a doctor.他做梦也没想到要当大夫。
I have a good doctor attending me.我有一位好医生照料我。
Compose yourself before the doctor gets here.医生到来之前要镇静。
This country is being drained of its best doctors.这个国家最优秀的医生在不断外流。
The doctor's home is in Shanghai.这位医生的家在上海。
Will the doctors be able to dry the actor out in time for his next film?医生们能及时使这名演员在拍下部片子前戒毒吗?
The doctor cleaned and dressed the wound.大夫把伤口洗净,包扎好。
The doctor was studying the patient's history.那个医生正在研究病人的病历。
The doctor practised in New York City.这位医生在纽约市开业行医。
The doctor prescribed new medicine for the pain in my joints.医生给我的关节痛开了一种新药。
The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare skin disease.医生诊断我患的是一种罕见的皮肤病。
Seeing the sick child had fallen asleep, the doctor edged away.见病孩已经入睡,医生便悄悄走开了。
How is he, doctor?他怎么样,医生?
She felt so ill we had to call the doctor.她病得很厉害,我们只得去请医生。
How is your doctor brother?你那个当医生的兄弟怎么样?
Tell me something about your doctor friend Tom.告诉我你那当医生的朋友汤姆的一些事。
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is awarded to him.他被授予哲学博士学位。
Mr. Smith is a Doctor of Law.史密斯先生是位法学博士。

doctor, physician, surgeon
参见physician条。

1.doctor还可用作动词表示“医治某病”“为某人治病”“篡改或伪造某事物”。例如:
doctor a cold〔a child〕医治感冒〔给小孩治病〕; doctor the evidence〔the accounts, a report〕伪造证据〔窜改账目,作假报告〕
2.女医生是woman doctor,复数形式是women doctors。

［同义词］   general, physician, surgeon
［词源］  ＜中古英语doctour＜拉丁语doctor(有学问的人)